Where does “shëwànhakink” come from?

shëwànhakink (Unami) comes from Unami hàki, from Proto-Algonquian *askyi.

shëwànhakink (Unami): A saltland; where the land is salty

Definitions

  1. A saltland; where the land is salty

Ancestry of “shëwànhakink”, step by step

shëwànhakink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami hàki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Unamihàkidirt, soil
2Proto-Algonquian*askyi—

via Unami shëwàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UnamishëwànTo be salty
2Proto-Algonquian*ši·w-salt
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *askyi →Every word from Unami hàki →